History Fanfic / TheHoundsOfVegas

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Seth and Dean rightfully postpone their wedding after Roman's death.]]

* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler: Roman. While set up to be the main hero of the story, he gets pushed out of the way by Seth's HeelFaceTurn in Chapter 4.]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first few chapters encouraged readers to submit ideas for the rest of the fic. As everything picked up speed, this was quietly dropped.
* ForegoneConclusion: The reader comes into ''Roulette'' knowing Charlotte and Lexi will get together. However, [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts it's about the journey, not the destination.]]

* InMediasRes: The story begins two years after Seth's betrayal.
* {{Interquel}}:
** ''Ghost in the Machine'': Takes place between Chapters 3 and 4 of ''The Hounds of Vegas''.

* {{Prequel}}:
** ''Roulette'': Takes place about a year before ''The Hounds of Vegas''.
** ''Never Was'': The Shield is still together, though there are signs of tension. [[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn Then they get called to a warehouse and find Triple H waiting for them...]]]]

** Devitt drops an F-Bomb in Scraplets of Fate.

* PrecisionFStrike: Lexi and Corey drop one F-Bomb each in Chapter 5 of ''Roulette'', a first for the series.

* GoodGuyBar: Lucky 13, a bar owned by Corey Graves. It has been mentioned in almost every entry as an iconic location.

* BottleEpisode: ''Fractured'' is one long scene that takes place at Lucky 13.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Dean confesses his love for Roman in ''Never Was'' right after [[spoiler: the latter gets shot.]]

* ForegoneConclusion: The reader comes into it knowing Charlotte and Lexi will get together. However, [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts it's about the journey, not the destination.]]

All works in this universe(which are in chronological order) can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1401376 here]].

The series (which is in chronological order) can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1401376 here]].

Currently, there are five installments:

* Book 1: ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17918762 The Hounds of Vegas]]'', the story that started it all. As stated above, it deals with the Shield's various morality stances and the changes they go through after a power shift occurs.
* Book 2: ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20285932 Roulette]]'' is a prequel featuring Charlotte Flair and Alexa "Lexi" Kaufman. Specifically, it discusses the origins of their relationship, along with how they met Paige.
* Book 3: ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21534628 Never Was]]'', which details Dean's not-so mutual crush on Roman and gives a look into his depleting mental state.
* Book 4: ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21939394 Ghost In The Machine]]'', a mini-fic focusing on [[spoiler: Dean and Finn visiting Seth in the hospital.]]
* Book 5: ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22339486 The Day It Started]]'', a prequel in which Finn takes Seth hostage at the police station.

* TitleDrop: Chapter 7's title ''Dastardly Symmetry'' is used at the very end of the chapter.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Finn. While a legitimately kind (albeit naive) individual, his split-personality is downright nasty. He forces himself onto Seth in Chapter 14 and it's mentioned he took him hostage before ''The Hounds of Vegas'' began.]]

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Triple H attempts to kill Seth in Chapter 3 after he becomes too sympathetic. However, it doesn't work.]]
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[[folder:''Roulette'']]
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Charlotte is the brains, Lexi is the brawn, and Paige is the beauty.
* ForegoneConclusion: The reader comes into it knowing Charlotte and Lexi will get together. However, [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts it's about the journey, not the destination.]]
* FreudianTrio:
** [[TheMcCoy Id:]] Lexi
** [[TheSpock Superego:]] Charlotte
** [[TheKirk Ego:]] Paige
* GirlinessUpgrade: Inverted; Lexi gets more tomboyish as the story goes on.
* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: Mojo Rawley, Lexi's boss in this universe, has a massive and super-creepy (as in, he's a stalker) crush on her.]] Being gay is just one of the reasons she doesn't reciprocate it. Happens again in Chapter 5 when a slightly drunk Corey flirts with her.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Mojo Rawley in Chapter 4. Due to being friends with his station's captain, he doesn't get prosecuted or fired for his actions toward Lexi.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Lexi and Corey drop one F-Bomb each in Chapter 5, a first for the series.
* {{Prequel}}: Takes place about a year before ''The Hounds of Vegas''.
* SorryImGay: Chapter 3 is literally titled "Sorry, But I'm Gay." In this case, it refers to [[spoiler: Lexi's creepy boss who's been stalking her.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Downplayed; while Charlotte and Lexi are both neutral, Lexi dresses slightly more punk.
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[[folder:''Never Was'']]
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Dean confesses his love for Roman right after [[spoiler: the latter gets shot.]]
* CallForward: Many to the first chapter of ''The Hounds of Vegas''. Which makes sense since we [[spoiler: finally get the details of Seth's FaceHeelTurn.]]
* {{Prequel}}: The Shield is still together in this one, though there are signs of tension. [[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn Then they get called to a warehouse and find Triple H waiting for them...]]]]
* StepfordSmiler: Dean is incredibly jealous and depressed due to Roman’s relationship with [[spoiler: Seth.]] However, his friends have no idea because he makes it seem like everything is okay.
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[[folder: ''Ghost in the Machine'']]
* {{Interquel}}: Takes place between Chapters 3 and 4 of ''The Hounds of Vegas''.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Triple H's plan is to pass off [[spoiler: his attempt to murder Seth]] as a mugging.
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* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Charlotte is the brainw, Lexi is the brawn, and Paige is the beauty.